We discuss the cancellation of Gabrielle Goliath’s pavilion and the artist’s attempt have the decision overturned, pay tribute to the lauded gallerist Marian Goodman, and hear about Cezanne’s famous ‘The Card Players’

Lawsuit claims that the federal agency acted outside its purview in removing exhibit memorialising the enslaved people who lived in George Washington's home

In accordance with a directive from president Trump, an exhibit detailing the lives and historical contexts of nine people enslaved by George Washington was dismantled

The move by the artist and her team comes as South Africa’s culture ministry has allegedly begun approaching new artists about making work for the 2026 pavilion

Gabrielle Goliath’s video-based project Elegy was pulled by Gayton McKenzie, seemingly over a planned Gaza-related segment

The White House has given the Smithsonian Institution until 13 January to provide a trove of materials about planning and procedures at eight of its museums

The 69-year-old artist, known for satiric works made in collaboration with his brother, has been charged with “slandering China’s heroes and martyrs”

As political art becomes increasingly subject to censorship in Trump's America, the free speech-focused organisation Art At A Time Like This organised a poignant show

The Slovak National Gallery, thrown into turmoil by dismissals and resignations, has become a focal point for protests by artists and NGOs

Many institutions are adopting a practice of “strategic silence” to protect funding and avoid censure

Karen Leader was placed on administrative leave from her tenured position at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton

The artist claims a symposium this weekend at the Smithsonian American Art Museum was made private, and guests were requested not to record it or post about it on social media

Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Smithsonian’s secretary, wrote in a staff letter and another addressed to the White House that the institution will continue its internal review

As the White House reviews the Smithsonian's programming, Lonnie G. Bunch was called in to meet with the president and one of the aides leading the review

The terms of the settlement between artist Danielle SeeWalker and the town of Vail, Colorado, include cultural sensitivity training for municipal employees and an annual powwow

The resistance mural, created by students and volunteers, was concealed by facilities workers on chancellor's orders with no prior warning, says arts department faculty

Amy Sherald, the historian Ibram X. Kendi and others personally attacked in the Trump administration’s list of reasons for why the president “is right about the Smithsonian” hit back

The joint statement, which does not name Donald Trump, comes as the US president seeks to remake the Kennedy Center and dictate programming at the Smithsonian

The US president’s criticisms come as the White House begins a review of the Smithsonian’s programmes and exhibitions

The artist says leaders at the National Portrait Gallery suggested removing her painting of a non-binary transgender person posing as the Statue of Liberty

The Irish Museum of Modern Art says it halted a screening of “The Angelic Conversation” to check legislation but will now continue showing it

A statement from the museum, which displayed works by Ai Weiwei and Goya, attributes the closure to disruption caused by strike action

New laws to protect minors from “harmful” website content are alarming artists and privacy groups

The cancellation of a performance addressing the ongoing war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza has also sparked an open letter by alumni of the programme

Recent arrests and prosecutions pile on the pressure as authorities cement a cultural agenda centred on promoting “traditional values”

The Trump administration has taken aim at numerous arts bodies. Elizabeth Larison, the director of the Arts and Culture Advocacy Program at the National Coalition Against Censorship, argues they need to remain steadfast in their missions—and consider strategies for survival

The Icelandic artist Odee is embroiled in a legal dispute with a fishing company for drawing attention to a high-profile corruption scandal in his previous work

The artist criticises Australia’s arts funding body for failing to allow him to defend “misinformation” about his art, and says he hopes to take his planned work to Venice independently

There are alarming echoes of the notorious Nazi-organised exhibition in America today—but we also need to acknowledge the differences between the world today and 1930s Europe

As the Moscow institution is temporarily closed and its director, Roman Romanov, is dismissed, fears grow that Russia’s past is being glossed over